February 24, 2025
Sizzling science
Machine learning and advanced cow-based technologies are helping scientists predict heat stress risk for cows and provide early warnings to farmers, enabling…
February 24, 2025
Jelly Crystal Cake
As the days get a little duller and the nights a little longer, this recipe is what you need to bring a little colour back into the kitchen and the kids’ lunch…
February 24, 2025
Dairy Beef Progeny Test enters new phase
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s long-term Dairy Beef Progeny Test is entering a new phase which involves more farms and a new approach to identifying opportunities…
February 24, 2025
Don’t throw the experienced baby out with the bathwater
Recently Frances Coles has noticed a concerning trend with a number of businesses closely related to farming making redundancies and losing experienced people…
February 24, 2025
Chasing water efficiency
An investment in new irrigation infrastructure will hopefully save Hamish Hammond thousands of dollars.
February 24, 2025
Europe milk opportunities
Europe is massive in milk. Producing about 150 million metric tonnes of product a year, it’s a huge consumer of its own goods and also the world’s biggest…
February 24, 2025
South Island maize grain market expands
Canterbury growers are developing a market for maize grain in the South Island. Words Heather Chalmers.
February 24, 2025
Historic farm looks to the future
At Longbeach Estate in coastal Mid Canterbury, reminders of its proud pioneering farming history sit alongside the latest in agricultural practices and…
February 24, 2025
Market outlook: who let the dairy bulls out?
As we head into the latter part of the 2024–25 New Zealand dairy season, it’s safe to say things are in a notably improved position compared with where they…
February 24, 2025
Gene Technologies – Time to Debate
Kellogg Report – The Future of Genetic Technologies in New Zealand Agriculture: Balancing Innovation and Risk. Words Lisa Lunn.